Thanks Dave and Pavan. I was able to get it working, thank you once again. Prashanth
On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Pavan Konduru <pavan.kond...@accelrys.com>wrote: > Dave is right, I overlooked that part. > In your case, "Root" is what holds the path to installation, always a good > idea to have it all in uppercase. > > So, make your external app pass this to msiexec /i ROOT= > C:\ProgramFiles\AppName > -----Original Message----- > From: David Connet [mailto:d...@agilityrecordbook.com] > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:34 PM > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] using TARGETDIR from command line or default to > C:\ProgramFiles\AppName > > TARGETDIR is not what you use to set the install location. > > You want to replace your Id 'Root' with something like INSTALLDIR. That's > the variable you set on the command line. Additionally, you need to set > Feature/@ConfigurableDirectory to INSTALLDIR. > > And to deal with repair/upgrades, you need to use the remember pattern. > > Dave > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Prashanth Srinivasan <pra...@gmail.com> > > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. > > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Cc: > > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 1:15 PM > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] using TARGETDIR from command line or default to > C:\ProgramFiles\AppName > > > >T hanks Pavan. But if I have this in my Product.wxs: > > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > > > <Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder"> > > <Directory Id="Root" Name="appName"> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > > No matter what I pass in the external app, WiX defaults to > > ProgramFiles\appName folder. The only way I can have the external app > > control it is, if I dont have the above code in my Product.wxs. I was > > wondering if I can switch between the two. > > > > Prashanth > > > > > > On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Pavan Konduru > > <pavan.kond...@accelrys.com>wrote: > > > >> Your external app is controlling your WIX installer and not the > >> other way around. > >> So, no matter what you do in WIX, the Target is controlled by that > >> external app. > >> > >> --Pavan > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Prashanth Srinivasan [mailto:pra...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 12:54 PM > >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: [WiX-users] using TARGETDIR from command line or default to > >> C:\ProgramFiles\AppName > >> > >> I have an MSI, which will be delivered through an external application. > >> The external app has the ability to set install directory which will > >> be translated to msiexec /i TARGETDIR="C:\abc". This works > > perfectly fine. > >> > >> The issue I have is that, when the user wants the install to occur > >> in the default location through the external app, then nothing is > >> passed to msiexec and the installation occurs in C:\ drive or the > >> drive with the largest volume. How do I change that to say > > C:\ProgramFiles\appName\abc? > >> > >> Here is my relevant Product.wxs > >> > >> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > >> > >> <Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder"> > >> <Directory Id="Root" Name="appName"> > >> </Directory> > >> </Directory> > >> > >> Having this option ignores the external app and the msiexec's > >> TARGETDIR param. So my question is, how can I do something like this > in WiX: > >> > >> if TARGETDIR then use it > >> > >> if no TARGET DIR then > >> > >> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > >> > >> <Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder"> > >> <Directory Id="Root" Name="appName"> > >> </Directory> > >> </Directory> > >> > >> Thanks in advance. > >> > >> -- > >> ----------- > >> Prashanth > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform > available Simple to use. Nothing to install. 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